Min (god)
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Min is an ancient Egyptian god whose cult originated in the predynastic period. He was represented in many different forms, but was most often represented in male human form, shown with an erect penis
Engravings with the character for Min, with sawfish blades and shells, on one of the Koptos statues.
The Min Palette: a mudstone palette with the ancient hieroglyph for Min in relief. Late Predynastic, Naqada III. 3250-3100 BC. El-Amra
God Min, circa 1630 BCE. Min Temple of Koptos. King Intef V, 17th dynasty. Ashmolean Museum
Min-Amun in a relief from the reign of Thutmose III (r.1479–1425 BCE) from Deir el-Bahari
Koptos colossi
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The Koptos colossi, or Coptos colossi, are a series of three monumental statues, now in the Ashmolean Museum and the Cairo Museum, discovered in an ancient temple of Min at Koptos, Egypt, by Flinders
Min (god)
…of the god, according to which he originated in the fabulous "Land of Punt", in the Eritrean region bordering on the Red Sea. Reconstruction of the Koptos colossi, pre-dynastic colossal statues of the God Min, Koptos, late Naqada II- early Naqada III, about 3300 BCE. Engravings with the character for Min, with…
Body of Koptos colossus I (with head) (Ashmolean Museum, AN1894.105d)
Head of Koptos colossus I, with visible ear and beard
Body of Koptos colossus II, back and front (Ashmolean Museum, AN1894.105e)
Legs of Koptos colossus III (Cairo Museum, JE 30770b)